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“He had made a friend in the ball pit and was throwing balls against the wall. One of them accidentally hit another boy and then him and another came up and jumped and stamped on him. He was lying on the floor protecting his body.

“We needed to find these children but the place was just so busy and I just wanted to get him out and back home. I was kicking myself afterwards for going without finding these children. I just wanted to get him home and look after him. We weren’t thinking right.”

The alleged incident happened at around 3.30pm on Saturday, February 11.

Ollie was taken to hospital after suffering a black eye and bruising to his face, neck and legs.

Nicky said: “For the first couple of days he was really quiet and not really himself but now he is fine.

"His bruises have all faded and his x-ray results came back fine.”

Nicky posted pictures of her injured son on Facebook calling the bullies ‘vile’ and urging parents to be ‘more vigilant’ in play areas.

She said: “I know if I heard about something like this then I would definitely be more vigilant in these play areas knowing this can happen.

"I’m not placing any blame on the play centre, it could’ve happened anywhere. Parents need to talk to their children and let them know that this is not acceptable and they shouldn’t do it.